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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: ‘We Should Be Sitting’ RGIII

WASHINGTON (CBSDC) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford joined the Junkies Thursday to make his weekly picks, and had wide-ranging thoughts on Mike Shanahan’s decision to bench RGIII for the remainder of the season.

The mayor’s an avid NFL watcher and Redskins fan, and was disheartened by Washington’s dreadful performance in getting blown out 45-10 by the Chiefs at home last Sunday.

“It’s just a mess down here in Washington,” Jason Bishop said. “I know you’ve been keeping up with Shanny and Robert and Dan Snyder and all this nonsense, but Washington’s making the quarterback change going into Atlanta, who only has three wins. We have a six-point number here, Atlanta laying six. What do you like?”

The mayor, who noted in his appearance last week that RGIII has looked injured all season, acknowledges it’s the right decision to sit him down for the year, solely in the interest of preserving him long-term.

“Do you agree with the idea of benching and shutting down RGIII to protect him for next year,” EB asked.

“Well RGIII, he’s injured,” Ford repeated. “Like I said last week, guys, his knee is bad. And it even looked worse last week. And if you keep playing this kid, you’re gonna lose him. You know what? You gotta either think now, or think in the future. And I personally think, yea, we should be sitting him. Find out what’s wrong with his knee, get it fixed and let him play, or else he’s gonna ruin his career, so it’s something that has to be done.”

On if the Redskins should bring back Shanahan:

“All depends,” Ford said. “You know what? Shanahan’s a good coach. He’s proven he can win, but who else is there to replace him? You gotta look at your alternatives. You just can’t say ‘see ya later’ and you might be bringing in someone worse. But if the players can’t play for him, then you have to go. So it’s something that, it’s an ownership decision, I understand, but it’s really the players. And you talk to the players and the players come up and say to the owner ‘We just can’t play for him,’ then you have to go. But, it’s really inside baseball. I’ve been there. I’ve coached, so it’s really, it’s a tough call to make.”